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Pixel Flow user manual and best practices

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Analyze One Image and Its Source

When you have found a candidate image in the capture feed or library and need to understand where it came from, what format it uses, what metadata it contains, or whether it carries AI/AIGC clues, open Image Details or the Preview page. The goal is not to make a final decision for you, but to organize the file, source page, technical metadata, and next actions into reviewable clues.

Pixel Flow Preview page with a large image on the left and image details, source records, and analysis panels on the right — The Preview page is useful for comparing images before download or delivery while reviewing source and analysis clues for one image at a time.

When To Use This

Task	Check first	Next action
Confirm an image before download	Dimensions, format, file size, responsive variants	Download the original or available variants
Review source before publishing	Source URL, page title, site name, alt text	Open the source page and save review notes
Inspect technical clues	EXIF, camera parameters, color data, software	Copy image info or add project notes
Review AI/AIGC clues	AI fingerprint, AIGC parameters, prompt, seed, workflow	Treat as supporting clues and review manually
Share with a team or client	Key fields, source links, tags, download history	Export Excel or keep records in the project folder

Where To Open Analysis

You can enter single-image analysis from several places:

Hover an image card in the capture feed and click View Details.
Hover an image card in the library and click View Details.
Select multiple images in the capture feed or library, then click Quick Preview to review them one by one in Preview.
Right-click an image on the web page and choose Deep Parse Image.

When the side panel is already open, single-image details usually appear in the side panel. Batch preview or deep inspection from the context menu may open the Preview page. Both places use the same analysis logic; the main difference is layout and browsing mode.

Pixel Flow side panel image details showing a preview, basic fields, source clues, and analysis results — Side panel image details are useful when you want to quickly inspect one image from the capture feed or library.

Start With Basic Info And Source

After opening details, check the basic fields first:

Image URL: the direct address Pixel Flow used to read the image.
Source page URL: the page where the image was first detected.
Page title and site name: context for understanding how the image was used.
Dimensions, format, and file size: useful for download, design, publishing, or delivery decisions.
Alt text: if the source page provided alt text, it can be a context clue.
Action timeline: see whether the image was favorited, downloaded, or processed later.

Important: source URLs, page titles, and download history are review clues, not permission proof. Before publishing, client delivery, commercial use, or dataset preparation, separately confirm rights and site terms.

Then Review Metadata And Technical Details

After the basic fields, review available technical clues by image format. Different formats preserve different data; Image Details does not invent fields that are not present in the source file.

Type	What you may see	What to remember
EXIF / camera parameters	Camera, lens, exposure, focal length, GPS, software	Many platforms strip EXIF; empty fields are not unusual
Color and format data	Color space, bit depth, ICC, format traits	Useful for display and delivery risk checks
GIF / WebP / AVIF animation	Frames, animation info, frame download actions	Some actions may depend on PRO or format support
SVG	Vector structure, dimensions, complexity, accessibility clues	SVG behaves more like code than a photo

Pixel Flow image details showing camera parameters and image lifecycle clues — Camera and lifecycle fields depend on whether the image retained metadata. Social platforms, compression services, and editing tools often remove these fields.

How To Read AI And AIGC Clues

AI fingerprint detection and AIGC parameter parsing are supporting signals, not final evidence.

AI fingerprint detection: highlights possible generation, editing, or compression clues. It is a prompt for review, not a verdict.
AIGC parameters: appear only when the image file or source preserved generation metadata.
Possible fields: Prompt, Negative Prompt, Seed, Sampler, Steps, CFG, model, LoRA, Workflow JSON, and related fields.
Empty results have causes: platform stripping, recompression, screenshots, re-exporting, or format conversion can remove parameters.

AI fingerprint and AIGC parameters are only supporting clues. No result does not prove an image is not AI-generated; detected clues do not automatically prove the final conclusion either.

Pixel Flow Preview page showing an image preview, AI fingerprint detection result, and AIGC parameter panel — AI fingerprint detection is best used together with source pages, EXIF, and AIGC parameters.

Pixel Flow AIGC parameter panel showing Stable Diffusion prompt, seed, sampler, and generation settings — If a generation tool wrote parameters into the image, the AIGC panel attempts to show readable fields. If the parameters were removed, the panel may be empty.

Keep Records When Needed

Image Details and Preview are not only for viewing; they help you carry clues forward:

Open source link: return to the source page or image URL to review context, rights language, and placement.
Copy image info: move URL, dimensions, format, and source fields into chat, tickets, spreadsheets, or audit notes.
Google reverse image search: continue checking similar images or earlier appearances in an external search service.
Favorite and tag: save the image to the library and tag it by project, client, purpose, or review status.
Download original or variants: save files while keeping download history.
Export Excel: when reviewing multiple images, export fields into a structured inventory.

Pixel Flow image card toolbar showing actions for view details, Google reverse image search, favorite, and download — The image card toolbar can send you to details, search, favorites, or download. In details, decide whether to copy fields, open source, or export records.

Common Questions

Why does an image have no EXIF?

EXIF depends on the format and whether the source file kept it. JPEG photos are more likely to contain EXIF. PNG, GIF, and SVG usually have limited photographic metadata. WebP and AVIF depend on whether metadata was preserved during conversion. Many social platforms, compression services, and content systems strip EXIF during upload or transcoding.

Why are AIGC parameters empty?

AIGC parameters appear only if the generation tool wrote them into the image and no later platform removed them. Screenshots, re-exporting, format conversion, social compression, or manual cleanup can remove Prompt, Seed, Sampler, Workflow, and related fields.

Can AI fingerprint detection prove copyright status or authenticity?

No. AI fingerprint detection is a review clue. For publishing, client delivery, commercial use, factual review, or dataset preparation, combine it with source pages, permission records, original files, human review, and your team workflow.

What if the source link no longer opens?

The source page may have been deleted, require login, block your region, or have an expired resource URL. You can still keep image info, download history, screenshots, exported records, and project notes, but rights status still needs separate confirmation.

Why do Preview and side panel details not look exactly the same?

They use the same analysis logic but different layouts. The side panel is better for quick review of the current image. Preview is better for batch preview, switching between images, and comparison. Available actions can also depend on image format, account state, PRO access, and browser limitations.

Does single-image analysis upload the image?

Basic fields, format information, and readable metadata are primarily handled in the browser. External actions, such as Google reverse image search, open a third-party service. Use those only when you are comfortable sending the relevant image clues to that service.

Availability

Basic information, source clues, and some format fields are available to all users. AI/AIGC features, batch analysis, Google reverse image search, animation frame packages, multi-resolution downloads, and format conversion may depend on account state, PRO access, quota, or image format. Pixel Flow shows locked states, upgrade prompts, or current quotas in the interface.

Notes

Image Details provides technical and source clues. It does not grant reuse, publishing, commercial, or dataset rights.
AI, AIGC, EXIF, and source information can be missing, stripped, or incomplete; review them together.
Before sharing image info, check whether it includes internal URLs, logged-in pages, client material, or sensitive project context.
If a page or image does not parse correctly, first confirm you have permission to access and process it, then open Contact Support with the URL and a short description.

Basic Info
Camera Parameters and Lifecycle
AI Fingerprint Detection
AIGC Parameter Parsing
Open Source Link
Copy Image Info
Google Reverse Image Search
Download Original and Variants
Copyright and Source Clues